Intranet Applications Specialist, Sr. - Web jobs in Middlesex, NJ

Job Detail: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Overview:

This individual will perform IT related quality assurance functions by testing the Company Linux software application and its Java Graphical User Interface regarding their working with various software backup applications (Dell Avamar, PPDM, Networker; Veritas NetBackup, IBM Spectrum, Commvault Simpana) and their agents. The backup applications are used to save and restore virtual machines (VMware and Microsoft Hypervisor), file systems and various types of databases (MS-SQL, Oracle, DB2, Iris, SAP Hana, and MySQL).

The work will also consist of maintaining the software backup applications regarding upgrading systems to the latest software version, keeping licenses up to date and working with various operating systems (Windows, Linux Centos, Suse, Red Had) and testing involving different databases. The Index Engine product is developed using the Scrum Agile methodology that focuses on delivering quality over schedule and release content. The application is written primarily in C-Language with some Python. This individual will:

• Work as member of a Scrum team
• Work with other Scrum team members to understand the requirements and user stories for the features being developed and system s operation
• Write and or execute test plans regarding compatibility testing for the backup applications
• Generate data and or backups required for testing backup applications making use of databases, virtual machines and or file systems
• Work with other Scrum team members to integrate software modules and ensure that system operates per requirements
• Research via the web and keep servers, operating systems, agents, and backup applications current regarding upgrading to their latest version
• Support and perform QA testing on the application and be experienced with testing databases from different perspectives
• Attend weekly engineering team meetings to report on project status and understand the organization s goals and priorities

In addition, the individual will support the existing software product where this would involve compatibility testing data applications against the latest versions of different software backup applications, writing bug reports on issues found during this work and investigating scenarios mentioned by customers regarding such applications working with the Company Product Support team.

Job Requirements;

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field; in addition, having a master s degree in a related field is preferred or having the additional work experience
• Experience with data backup applications (Dell Avamar, PPDM, Networker; Veritas NetBackup, IBM Spectrum, Commvault) that provide backup and restore capability for databases, virtual machines, and file systems
• Make software backups, compatibility test backup applications with different applications and databases
• Experience working with servers, virtual machines, databases, data storage equipment, Windows, and Linux operating systems
• Have a strong knowledge of databases and experience testing databases from different perspectives regarding database creation, SQL queries, making backups and knowledge of key features associated with storing and restoring the database via backups
• Keep systems up to date with latest versions of backup applications, OS versions, and software licenses
• Requires minimal supervision, works in a pro-active manner, enjoys working in a challenging and highly collaborative environment.

Qualifications:

• Software Backup Application Technology, Data & File Storage: 5 years (Required)
• Linux OS: 5 years (Required)
• Bash Shell scripting and or SSH Command line operation: 3 years (Required)
• US work authorization (Required)
• Database experience (structure, creation, backups, encryption, additional features): 5 years (Required)
• Windows OS: 3 years (Preferred)
• Python: 1 year (Preferred)
• C / C : 1 year (Preferred)

Experience:

• Backup Application Technology, Data & File Storage: 5 years (Required)
• Linux OS: 5 years (Required)
• Bash / Shell scripting and or SSH Command line operation: 3 years (Required)
• Database experience (structure, creation, backups, encryption, features): 5 years (Required)
• Windows OS: 3 years (Preferred)
• C / C : 1 year (Preferred)
• Python: 1 year (Preferred)